VANCOUVER

2014IMPACT REPORT

UNLEASHINGPONTENTIAL

A message from Executive Director,

Tanya Oliv

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enture Philanthropy involves the four Ts – Time,

Talent, Treasure and Ties – and has been pioneered

by SVP Vancouver since 2001. To date, we have

worked shoulder to shoulder with 45 local

non-profits. In addition to countless hours of

volunteer time, professional expertise, services and

other resources, SVP has awarded over $4 million

in capacity building grants.

2013 was a year of renewal for SVP Vancouver and

generated strong momentum for growth and impact. This

momentum continued throughout 2014 and resulted in a

record year for our Foundation.

SVP provided a record amount of grants, totalling

$453,600 in 2014: $260,000 in follow-on funding

to eight existing Investees and $176,600 in funding

to four new Investees.

Co-Funding was further established as an

additional source of funds for SVP Vancouver,

totalling $156,000 in 2014. We extend our

sincere thanks to the Francis Family Foundation,

SpencerCreo Foundation, the Louis Family, PNG

Foundation, and the Elm Foundation for their

incredible generosity this past year. Visit this page

on our website for more information on becoming

a Co-Funder.

In partnership with Traction on Demand, and with

the support of two Co-Funders, SVP developed

a Salesforce CRM system for SVP Investees.

The system, which allows Investees to manage

a comprehensive database of their donors and

volunteers, has been successfully implemented by

ONE TO ONE Literacy and will soon be adopted by

Growing Chefs! and other Investees in the future.

Under the guidance of SVP Treasurer, Ron Klopfer,

SVP Vancouver revised our Donor Advised Fund

(DAF) program to more directly benefit SVP and

Investees. Our new program is a partnership

with Benefaction who provides professional

management and disbursement of SVP DAFs. Visit

this page on our website for more information and

the benefits of establishing a Donor Advised Fund.

Partner Engagement increased with the addition

of five new Investees and Partner satisfaction is at

a very high level, based on the results of our first

annual Partner Survey in April 2014.

Here are some key highlights from the past year:

SVP communications – newsletter, website, and

Twitter – greatly improved this past year and we are

beginning to realize greater public awareness and

unsolicited interest from prospective Partners and

Co-Funders.

Investee engagement and satisfaction are very

strong; significant value is being generated in all

areas of organizational capacity with the support

interactions with other SVP Investees.

Norm Francis was recognized as SVP Vancouver’s

first-ever Distinguished Partner for his incredible

support, stewardship, and service to SVP and our

Investees. Norm is a Founding Partner of SVP who

helped invest the initial capital for the organization

and in turn recruited other Founding Partners to

invest in the Foundation. Norm was a Director on

SVP’s Board for 12 continuous years, retiring only

in June 2013, and has been involved with a large

number of the 45 Investees SVP has supported over

the years. Norm was also instrumental in generating

over $600,000 in donations towards our Endowment

Fund, matched by the late Dr. Donald Rix.

Over the past year, SVP has become a more

mature, better functioning organization, enhancing

sustainability and execution, while creating a strong

base from which to grow. To support this growth and

further strengthen our philanthropic impact, SVP

hired a Manager, Communications and Engagement,

Gina Ungaro, in October 2014.

Philanthropy is a growth sector in our economy and is

attracting involvement and support from across generations

– Baby Boom, Gen X, Gen Y and the new Gen Z or what

is also being coined the iGen. SVP Vancouver provides

a unique model of community investment and volunteer

engagement that generates significant value for our

Investees and the community at large.

With the continuing support and involvement of our Partners,

SVP will realize its vision to ensure more children and youth

Thank you! Here’s to another great year at SVP.

Tanya Oliva, Executive Director

can reach their full potential.

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SVP Vancouver 2014 | Grants AwardedTotal Grants Awarded

Total Co-FundingReceived

*Estimated at three times total grants awarded

$453,600

$146,000

Value of Time Donated*

$1

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Total InvesteesFunded

3x

Adoptive Families Association of BCAthletics 4 KidsGrowing Chefs! Chefs for Children’s Urban AgricultureKidSafe Project SocietyMom2Mom Child Poverty Initiative Society

Read the following pages for inspirational stories from our Investees

ONE TO ONE Literacy SocietyPower to Be Adventure TherapySafeOnline Education SocietySaint James Music AcademyYo Bro Youth InitiativeZero Ceiling Society City University – Non-Profit Executive Leadership Program

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Investees funded in 2014

We believe that nonprofits face many of the same challenges as new businesses. As entrepreneurs and business leaders, we’ve faced them ourselves. That’s why, in addition to providing capital, we contribute our expertise.

We get to know our Investees – their people, their goals, and their challenges – and we bring all of our professional skills, experience, connections and other resources to help build strong

SVP Vancouver invests in innovative non-profits serving children in-need and youth at-risk.

to strengthen the organizational capacity of these innovative non-profits with

time and money to help them scale their impact and become high-performing,

sustainable organizations.

to ensure more children and youth reach their full potential – contributing to a

stronger community and a better world.

our mission

our vision

Executive Director: Kasi Lubin

2014 SVP Grant: $45,000 including $17,500 in Co-Funding

Zero Ceiling Society

Zero Ceiling provides adventure-based learning and employment programs to empower at-risk and homeless youth, equipping them with key life skills and fostering personal growth. Zero Ceiling believes mountain experiences have the capacity to expand horizons and fuel positive lives. For 18 years, they have built on this concept to help at-risk youth go from streets to peaks. In 2014, SVP Vancouver granted Zero Ceiling $45,500 towards tripling the number of Work 2 Live

formalize their core programs. In the last year, a total of 306 youth participated in Zero Ceiling’s programs.

I attended the Take a Hike program (a former SVP Investee) for my Grade 11 and 12 years. Take a Hike gave me perspective and clarity about my wellbeing and impact on others. There, I learned that in order to take care of them, first I would have to take care of myself. This program helped me move forward on the path of finding out who I really am deep inside and what I want for my family and myself. This process also helped me realize my role as a person and sort out a huge part of my past. I noticed tremendous spiritual and physical progress during the camping trips and they ensured that I got through school all the way to graduating in 2014. Through this program I am now better equipped to manage stress. In addition, I was honoured with the opportunity to speak with the 14th Dalai Lama at Educate the Heart in October, 2014.

Yo Bro Youth Initiative (another SVP Investee) is my driving force and foundation. Here I accomplished a sense of self-worth and confidence. Rather than being on the streets, Joe Calendino (founder of Yo Bro) would get us in the dojo. I learned how to defend myself, fortified my purpose and had compassionate seeds planted in my mind. Joe always makes sure I'm doing something productive and that my family is supported with food and clothes. He is now working with my little brother Caleb and is helping him succeed. Through working with Yo Bro, I was introduced to Zero Ceiling.

The Zero Ceiling program is helping me transition from a boy into a man. I’m in an amazing environment to take on new responsibilities, challenges, learn more about myself, and be happy within. In the three months I’ve been in Zero Ceiling’s Work 2 Live program, I've made some serious strides towards goal planning, better communication, healthy decisions and self-management. I've made leaps in progress to

(punctuality, communication, financial management). Through the Work 2 Live program, I have the opportunity for long-term residence and work in Whistler, and I am having the time of my life learning how to snowboard on the number one mountain resort in North America.

All of these programs and the people involved with them have been powerful forces in my internal revolution and I am eternally grateful.

My name is Matthew Morin. All my life I have wanted to help others.

However, a lack of consistency, dependency on others, over-accommodating, and a stressful upbringing have prevented me from being capable of doing so to the extent that I should. Three SVP-supported programs have

Adoptive Families Association of BCExecutive Director: Karen Madeiros

2014 SVP Grant - $40,300

2014 SVP Grant - $25,000

There are currently 1,000 children and youth awaiting forever families in BC. In re-sponse to this need, Adoptive Families Association of BC has been providing ed-ucation, service and support to the adoption community for more than 30 years.2014 is our first year supporting AFABC financially with a $40,300 grant to expand

mandatory adoption course and supplementary material facilitating equal access to rural communities, faster approval of families, improved family-readiness to adopt and ongoing support.

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Athletics 4 KidsExecutive Director: Sandy HancockLead Partner: Dan Bowditch

Athletics for Kids (A4K) provides grants to children from across BC who are unable to participate in sports or recreational activities due to financial barriers. With a long-term commitment from Kindergarten to Grade 12, A4K can have a life-changing impact on a young person. SVP Vancouver’s 2014 grant of $25,000 supports the employment of a part-time Grants Administrator, and allows the Ex-ecutive Director to focus on fund development. In 2014, A4K delivered 808 sports grants making it possible for young athletes to experience all the physical, mental

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Growing Chefs! Chefs for Children’s Urban AgricultureExecutive Director: Helen StortiniLead Partner: Nick Bedford

Growing Chefs! Chefs for Children’s Urban Agriculture gets kids excited about good, healthy food. In their Classroom Gardening Program, chef volunteers are paired with elementary school classrooms to give students in Grades 1-6 hands-on experience growing and cooking their own food. With SVP’s first-year grant of $40,000, Growing Chefs! hired a Program Assistant/Volunteer Coordinator,

program logistics. With the involvement of 125 chef volunteers, Growing Chefs! reached over 1,000 children in 34 classrooms across the Lower Mainland last year.

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KidSafe Project SocietyExecutive Director: Gerhard Maynard

KidSafe provides nurturing safe havens for vulnerable inner-city children. With SVP funding in 2013, KidSafe launched the KidLink program to help bridge the gap for KidSafe kids transitioning to secondary school. Thirty youth participated in its first year, receiving access to social programs and activities through community partnerships, monthly transit passes, and 400 hours of one on one support from the Program Coordinator. In 2014, SVP’s grant of $45,000 towards the Program Coordinator’s salary allowed 35 Grade 8 youth to enroll in KidLink, plus 18 Grade 9 students to continue to receive regular support.

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2014 SVP Grant - $40,000 including $20,000 in Co-Funding

2014 SVP Grant - $45,000 including $5,000 in Co-Funding

Mom2Mom Child Poverty Initiative SocietyExecutive Director: Melinda MarkeyLead Partners: Hamlet Abnousi and Maire-Claire Howard

Mom2Mom Child Poverty Initiative (M2M) is focused on improving developmental outcomes for children living in poverty by supporting their mothers through one on one mentoring. M2M volunteer mentors respectfully and compassionately give participating moms the tools and resources to be successful, nurturing parents. SVP’s $50,000 grant in 2014 enabled M2M to hire a full-time Executive Director to grow organizational capacity, improve board governance, increase volunteer recruitment, and develop a fundraising strategy. Last year, 60 volunteer mentors supported 32 families, including 52 children, representing an increase of 12 fami-lies since SVP’s involvement.

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ONE TO ONE Literacy SocietyExecutive Director: Mary McGivernLead Partners: Norm Francis and Sam Znaimer

For 25 years, ONE TO ONE Literacy Society has provided literacy tutoring for elementary students in schools across Vancouver and the North Shore. SVP’s 2014 funding of $35,000 helped them to expand into nine more schools and two new school districts (Burnaby and West Vancouver), bringing the total number of tutored students to 840. In partnership with Traction-on-Demand, and a second-ary investment of $30,000 from SVP, Co-Funders and Traction-for-Good, ONE TO ONE implemented a Salesforce customer relationship management system, which proved to be vital at their current stage of growth to manage their growing pool volunteers and donors. In order to continue scaling, two of their primary fo-cuses are to increase the number of volunteers in new communities and package the ONE TO ONE program for replication in school districts beyond the Lower Mainland.

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2014 SVP Grant - $35,000 including $10,000 in Co-Funding

2014 SVP Grant - $50,800 including $27,500 in Co-Funding

Power To Be Adventure TherapyExecutive Director: Tim CormodeLead Partners: Ian Carmichael, Judy Gale, John Zaplatynsky2014 SVP Grant - $30,000 including $15,000 in Co-Funding

2014 SVP Grant - $35,000 including $15,000 in Co-Funding

living with a barrier or disability through their Adaptive Recreation and Wilderness School. Long and well-established in Victoria, Power To Be seeks to foster posi-tive social development and life skills while challenging participants to engage in leadership activities and connect with the natural environment. SVP Vancouver is a key partner in helping Power To Be realize their goal of scaling their Vancouver programs up to Victoria’s level. With SVP’s 2014 grant of $30,000, they acquired

and a Program Facilitator. They are well on their way to achieving their goal of serving 310 children, youth and families in Vancouver in 2015.

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Safe Online Education SocietyExecutive Director: Merlyn HortonLead Partners: Larry Achtemichuk and Nicole Geyer

SafeOnline Education Society educates children and youth on the safe and responsible use of all forms of digital communications and social media. Since 2002, the organization has reached 85,000 British Columbians through a vari-ety of school workshops on safe internet use. SVP Vancouver is working with SafeOnline to develop a business plan and fundraising strategy, improve its IT management systems, implement new educational sessions, and execute a com-munications and marketing plan. SVP’s 2014 grant of $35,000 enabled SafeOn-line to enact a marketing rebranding initiative to polish and professionalize their presence. They have a database of 4,000 confirmed contacts, customers and supporters with seven campaigns currently underway.

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Saint James Music AcademyExecutive Director: Kathryn Walker

2014 SVP Grant - $30,000 including $15,000 in Co-Funding

Saint James Music Academy (SJMA) began in response to Vancouver’s inner-city children’s lack of access to high quality music education due to socio-economic issues. Inspired by the renowned El Sistema program in Venezuela, SJMA strives to improve cognitive development, socialization skills, self-empowerment, and musical aptitude. In 2014, SJMA reached 170 children in their after-school pro-gram and 250 through their outreach program, with enrolment steadily increasing each year. SVP Vancouver assists SJMA with strategic planning, fund develop-ment, program expansion and long-term sustainability. In 2014, SVP’s $30,000 grant went towards the continuation and increased hours of outreach activities at four partner schools in Vancouver’s inner-city.

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Yo Bro Youth InitiativeExecutive Director: Joe CalendinoLead Partners: Nick Bedford and James Suk2014 SVP Grant - $45,000 including $10,000 in Co-Funding

Yo Bro Youth Initiative delivers unique resiliency-based programs to youth in

positive support systems that empower youth to develop resiliency, healthy living skills, proactive coping skills, and avoid the pitfalls that can derail their lives. With SVP Vancouver’s help, Yo Bro’s program expanded to nine schools within the Vancouver and Surrey school districts, more than doubling the number of stu-dents they work with each week to more than 300. With their 2014 SVP grant of $45,000, Yo Bro is creating new partnerships, increasing the number of schools served, developing and implementing a fundraising strategy, and formalizing the role of Junior Leaders to help deliver programs.

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8 Countries Partners in Contributions NonprofitsSupported

39 CITIES 3,500+ SVP $54+ MILLION 700+

Vancouver Snapshot 2014

Partner Satisfaction

Partner Engagement

SVP is Global – here is the SVP Network snapshot in 2014

100% 95% 90% 85% 60%

100% of Partners agree SVPengagement opportunities

95% Partner satisfaction with SVP’s mission and vision

90% of Partners would recommend SVP to a friend

85% of Partners agreed SVP is headed in the right direction for growth

60% of Partners surveyed referred someone to become a Partner in 2014

At SVP Vancouver the impact we have in our community goes beyond financial contribution.

Forty Partners participated in the 2014 Partner Satisfaction Survey – here is what you told us:

Partner engagement includes time, talent and access to personal and professional networks. Here is what our Partner engagement looked like in 2014.

Partners engaged with InvesteesPartners on SVP CommitteesPartners on SVP BoardPartners in multiple rolesPartners engaged in other SVP opportunities

2432102725

71

$355,000

Partner SummaryTotal Partner Households

Total Partner Revenue

Regular

$5,000Leadership

$10,000Under 35

Number of Partners

Partners Revenue

$2,500

$270

,000

$60,00

0

54

610

$25,00

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SVP Vancouver 2014/2015

Board of Directors

We thank the following Directors who retired from the Board in June 2014:Tina Kam, Garry Rasmussen, David Rice

Thank youWe would like to acknowledge and thank the SVP Board of Directors, Co-Funders, friends and supporters of SVP for helping to make 2014 a record year for SVP Vancouver and our Investees.

Co-FundersFrancis Family FoundationSpencerCreo FoundationThe Louis FamilyPNG FoundationElm Foundation

In-kind Services:Traction on DemandMagnolia Marketing CommunicationsVictory Square LabsDigiFX

Cathy BrownChair, Opportunities Committee

David ChapmanDirector

Shafin Diamond Tejani Director

Alanna DonahueDirector

Paul GeyerBoard Chair

Karen KeiltyChair, Governance Committee

Ron KlopferTreasurer

Dr. Robin LouisChair, Development Committee

Jeff PetersonDirector, Chair, Partner Engagement

David SutcliffeDirector

Tanya OlivaExecutive Director, toliva@svpvancouver.org

Gina UngaroManager, Communications + Engagementgina@svpvancouver.org

Carly O’RourkeCoordinator, Communicationsinfo@svpvancouve

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